Capriotti's hires McAlister's vet Walls as COO

LAS VEGASFormer McAlister’s Deli executive Patrick Walls has been named chief operating officer and general counsel of the 55-unit Capriotti’s sandwich chain, officials said Tuesday.

Walls will oversee Capriotti’s restaurant operations, development and expansion in the newly created position. He previously worked for 12 years with McAlister’s Corp., helping to grow that chain from 13 units to more than 280. Walls is also a former counsel for Francorp Inc., a franchi